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Many of you have all ready heard but TUF Finalist Al Iaquinta recently had arthroscopic knee surgery to repair some torn cartilage underneath his knee. Check out an interview Al did HERE with Fight Line discussing his knee surgery and his experience on TUF Live. Be sure to check back here for constant updates and much more.
Check out a video HERE of Al working with JC Banegas over at Serra Longos. JC has been working hard and improving every training session. Take a first hand look into a training session Al Iaquinta. Over the next few weeks look for more videos like this one, as well as some how to Videos. Don’t forget it’s never to late to start training with Al. Get in touch and sign up today.
Hey everyone, just a reminder that you can still pick up your Iaquinta Nation T shirt’s and Tank Tops today. Whether your wearing the shirt around town or to the gym, the shirts are a great way to support Al Iaquinta and Iaquinta Nation. The T-Shirts are $20 and the Tanks are $25. Contact Al(above) or me at MattPellicane@gmail.com and pick up your shirts and tanks today. You can also pickup the T-Shirts at the East Coast MMA fight Shop (220 Sunrise Highway, Rockville Center NY, 11570.) The Fight Shop is a great store to checkout for shirts, MMA gear, and more. Don’t wait any longer, pick up your own Iaquinta Nation shirt and tank today!
Tomorrow night Al’s coach from this season of The Ultimate Fighter Urijah Faber will take on Renan Barao for the interim Bantamweight Championship. The fight was originally scheduled to be between Faber and the coach that opposed him during the show, and current UFC Bantamweight Champion Domminck Cruz, but Cruz was forced to withdraw from the fight after tearing his ACL. Cruz will likely fight the winner of this fight once he’s ready to return to the octagon. Just as all of Iaquinta Nation has shown Al support in all his fights, make sure you support the California Kid Urijah Faber this weekend in a big Bantamweight title fight. Here’s Al’s fight predictions for UFC 149. Lets hear your predictions.
Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao (Faber)
Hector Lombard vs. Tim Boetsch (Lombard)
Cheick Kongo vs. Shawn Jordan (Kongo)
Brian Ebersole vs. James Head (Ebersole)
Chris Clements vs. Matthew Riddle (Clements)
Here’s a short video clip of Al Iaquinta at Brooklyn MMA from a few weeks ago. Check back here later in the week for some other short clips from that seminar. If your interested in having Al put on a seminar at your gym get in touch with him(above) or contact me at MattPellicane@gmail.com We want to thank Terry Gold once again for opening up his gym, as well as Ring Fever for checking out the seminar and posting this video. Check out the video HERE and look for more seminars in the upcoming weeks.
Tonight Al Iaquinta’s Serra Longo teammate Chris Weidman will take on Mark Munoz in the main event of UFC on Fuel 4. For those of you who may not know Weidman he’s been extremely impressive going 4-0 in his first four fights in the UFC(8-0 professionally overall). Weidman defeated Alessio Sakara in his UFC debut, Jesse Bongfeldt, Tom Lawlor, and most recently a big unanimous decision win over Demian Maia, a fight Weidman took on two weeks notice. Weidman was also the Ring of Combat middle weight champion. Chris, originally from Baldwin New York has a strong wrestling background. His resume is an impressive one. Weidman is a two-time Junior College All-American, two-time Division 1 All-American at Hofstra, NYS High School Wrestling Champion, 2007 CAA Wrestling Champion, NYS College Wrestling Champion, as well as a Grapplers Quest Absolute Division Champion, and a US Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion. Make sure you tune into FUEL tonight at 8PM and support Chris in his fight against Mark Munoz. Here’s Al taking a little bit about his Serra Longo teammate. Continue Reading
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When you have some time take a look back at all of Al’s exciting fights from this season on the Ultimate Fighter TUF Live. You can watch each full episode on Ultimate Fighters website and relive all the action. Watch Iaquinta vs. Jury the three round fight that won fight of the season, Iaquinta vs Ogle the fight that won Iaquinta knock out of the season, as well as Iaquinta vs. Pichel in the semi finals. The website has some other great interviews with Al as well. Enjoy re watching all of Iaquinta’s fights and look forward to seeing him fight again in the near future. If you have any questions about any of the fights feel free to post them in the comment section below.Thank you for watching and for all of the support.
Watch Iaquinta vs. Jury HERE ( Just for fun here’s the crowd reaction after the fight at McCann’s Pub and Grill)
Watch Iaquinta vs. Ogle HERE
Watch Iaquinta vs. Pichel HERE
Tonight LIVE on PPV will be UFC 148, a card that many are calling the event of the year, and others are calling the biggest UFC in history. In the main event Anderson Silva will take on Chael Sonnen for the middle weight title. It’s no surprise that these two guys despise each other. Sonnen is the only guy to ever step into the octagon and beat up Anderson Silva. The last time the two fought Sonnen controlled the fight for four and a half rounds and then got caught in a submission late in the fifth round. The fight, if it lives up to all the hype(and I think it will) has the makings of being one of the greatest rematches ever. Both guys, especially Sonnen have done a lot of talking, but now it’s time to stop all the games and for these guys to settle this once and for all. The fight’s going to be a great one. The card will also have the third fight, and “rubber match” between Forest Griffin and Tito Ortiz. The fight will be the final one of Tito’s career. Also Al’s Serra Longo teammate Constantinos Philippou will take on Riki Fukuda LIVE on FX. Make sure you watch and show him some support. Here’s all of Al’s fight predictions for the night. Continue Reading
Hey everyone, Al and I hope you had a great 4th of July yesterday. I just wanted to throw a few reminders out there heading into the weekend. First remember now is the perfect time to get your Iaquinta Nation shirts and tank tops. Shirts are $20 and tank tops are $25 dollars. It’s the middle of the summer and the perfect time to wear the tank top and represent #TeamIaquinta. Al is in Las Vegas this weekend for UFC 148 but get in touch with me (MattPellicane@gmail.com) and get your T-Shirts and tank tops today! Continue Reading
I just wanted to remind everyone that you can pick up your Iaquinta Nation shirts or tank tops up from Al or myself at any time(Al’s contact information is above, or email me at MattPellicane@gmail.com). As of today you can also pick up your Iaquinta Nation T-Shirts at The East Coast MMA Fight Shop as well. East Coast MMA is located at 220 Sunrise Highway, Rockville Center NY, 11570. The store is Long Island’s premiere MMA shop and is filled with clothing, fight gear, and accessories. Whether you need gear to train with, or you’re just an MMA fan I recommend you take a trip down to East Coast MMA. They have some awesome gear. You can like them on FACEBOOK and follow them on TWITTER as well. I want to thank them for adding Al’s Iaquinta Nation T-Shirts to their sales racks in a store that’s all ready filled with so many great T-Shirts and gear.
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